Study For Soliton propagation in Optical Fibers
Basic Education College Magazine For Educational and Humanities Sciences
2012, Volume , Issue Special, Pages 190-201
2012, Volume , Issue Special, Pages 190-201
Abstract
One of the keys to the success of the ensuing photonics revolution will be the use of optical solitons in fiber optic communication systems, solitons are a special breed of optical pulses that can propagate through an optical fiber undistorted for tens of thousands of kilometers. The soliton phenomenon was first described by John Scott Russell (1808-1882) who observed a solitary wave in the Union Canal in Scotland. He reproduced the phenomenon in a wave tank and named it the "Wave of Translation". The key to soliton formation is the careful balance of the opposing forces of chromatic dispersion and self-phase modulation.
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